Two children aged one and three stabbed to death in Ilford in east London

Two children aged one and three have been stabbed to death in a knife attack in east London.

A one-year-old girl and a three-year-old boy were stabbed at a property in Ilford on Sunday.

Police were called at about 5.30pm to reports of a man and two children injured at a home in Aldborough Road North.

Two children were stabbed to death at a property in Ilford, east London, on Sunday. (PA)

The toddler was pronounced dead at the scene, while the boy died in hospital where he was being treated for his injuries, said the Metropolitan Police.

A 40-year-old man has also been taken to hospital for treatment.

Police are dealing with an incident in #Ilford#Redbridge this evening. Two children – aged one and three – have died; man taken to hospital with stab injuries. All parties known to each other. Police not seeking anyone else at this time. https://t.co/lAyGoHsp2n